Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,326, Matrom Elmore, Va.

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Va. _____
Elmore, Matron _____
R 3,326 _____
Rosa in Va
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Lancaster Pa 30th May
Free
James L. Edwards Esq
Union Commission
Washington City
H. 4

Lancaster Ky
27 th May 1875-
Sir. The enclosed application ought to have been filed last winter, but by some means or other, the papers got misplaced, and I have just found them. I am well acquainted with the applicant, the Revd Mr Elmore, and have no hesitation in saying he is an upright honest worthy man, and his statement is to fully relied upon.
I will thank you to have the case immediately examined, and let me know the result.
Yours with great regard
R. P. DeWitt

State of Kentucky Lincoln County } Set
On this 25 th day of August 1834. personally app. pared in open court before the Judge of the Circuit Court for the County aforesaid, Matthew Elmore, a resident of said County, aged 78. year 21 st May next, who being duly sworn according to law, upon his oath made the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832, that he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the State of Va, in Northumberland Co, in the Spring of the year 1779. He was called out and marched under Capt Richard Neal, his leader Sergeant was by the name of Thos Bell he does not recollect the name of his Lieut, or Ensign. Certainly, but he believes his Ensign was by the name of Lewis. He was marched down to Monday's point on the bay, at the mouth of Yorktown River, and was stationed there as a guard to prevent the British from landing who had then Seventy Sail in view, and remained there some considerable time, and then were ordered to discharged; he believes

he was in actual service this town not less than one month, He was then called out and went under the same officers & was marched to Fort Point and was there stationed as a guard for not less than one month & was then discharged
In the fall 1779 he moved to Western Va now Kentucky, and the year 1780 he was ordered to a place called Estills Station and stationed there as a guard and served there not less than one month under Capt. William Moore his other officers he does not recollect, In the same year he was called out & served not less than one month at a place called Paint Lick he was sent there by his said Capt. as a guard, In the next year 1782 he was called out and went under Genl Block to Indian Town who marched upon them with about 1000 men and burnt their Town, & destroyed their Corn, & took thirty Prison- ers women & children, that His Capt was the same William Moore before spoken of. He was in actual

Service this town not less than two months. In answer to interrogations proposed by the Court, he says he was born in Lincoln Co. Pa in the year 1757 as he believes, He has no record of his age. He has no written discharge. He was not personally acquainted with any of the regular Sub officers, After his service in 1779. he moved to Kentucky where he has lived ever since. He has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no other person living by whom he can prove his service. He hereby relinquishes all and every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and decl- ares that his name is not on the roll of the agency of any State whatever. Sworn & Subscribed this day and year of said. Matron Elmore
We Moses Foley a Clergyman residing in the County of Lincoln & State of Kentucky and Henry Overly D D Edward Wilson residing in the same. Truly Certify that we are well acquainted with Matron Elmore who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age, that he is respected & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides.

To have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Moses Foley Henry Overly Adam Wilson
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary sol- dier, and deemed as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Moses Foley who has signed the pre- ceding is a clergyman, and that Henry Overly & Adam Wilson who have also signed the same are are residents of the county & state aforesaid, are credible persons & their statements are entitled to credit
John L. Bridges (Presiding) Judge of Lincoln Circuit Court.
State of Kentucky (Lincoln Circuit Court) ss.
I Thomas Helm clerk of the Lincoln Circuit Court in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that John L. Bridges whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is the judge of the Lincoln Circuit Court, that the signature annexed thereto is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of my office this 20 th day of August 1834
(Thomas Helm) Clerk Lincoln Circuit Court.

Suspended per letter 6 th June 1835 to Hon R. Waltscher.
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
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REJECTED
P. O. _____
Martin Olmore matron
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18